USB or Card for WIFI?

[Demuny]

Hey there.
I'm buying a M5A97 LE R2.0 motherboard. There is not built-in wifi, so I'm buying an adapter. Which is better, the Network Card or the USB Adapter?
Thanks for the help.

 

[Nikolay Savov]

Hey there.
I'm buying a M5A97 LE R2.0 motherboard. There is not built-in wifi, so I'm buying an adapter. Which is better, the Network Card or the USB Adapter?
Thanks for the help.

If you asking :
WiFi PCI Network Adapter vs WiFi USB Adapter
then my winner is :
WiFi PCI Network Adapter
- they have more power to deal with and the RF Specs are better - they can out put 1 W RF for example and USB are power restricted by the port power limit
- the PCI WiFi have external antena - most USB WiFI DON`T
- generaly USB have WORST than PCI WiFI specs

ofc there are good USB WiFi adapters but generaly .....

 

[GraphicsEnthusiast]

The wifi card would be much better. They get much better connections. Here's one http://www.amazon.com/Intel-6235AN-HMWWB-Centrino-Advanced-N-Bluetooth/dp/B007QXLIWI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383610411&sr=8-1&keywords=intel+wifi+card

 

[Demuny]

The wifi card would be much better. They get much better connections. Here's one http://www.amazon.com/Intel-6235AN-HMWWB-Centrino-Advanced-N-Bluetooth/dp/B007QXLIWI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383610411&sr=8-1&keywords=intel+wifi+card

Thanks. Is that card only for Intel mobos?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($20.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $20.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-04 20:58 EST-0500)